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US 2021/0243521 A1Published application
Assembly comprising a sensor in a spout
AssigneeSonion Nederland B.V.
InventorsFriso VAN NOORT, Raymond MOGELIN
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Abstract
An assembly of a sound generator having a sound output, a spout connected to the receiver, the spout having a sound channel having a first opening connected to the sound output and a second opening from which sound may be output. The spout has one or more third openings blocked by fastening portions of a dome, and a sensor positioned in the sound channel at the third opening(s). Sound may pass the sensor in the sound channel while travelling in the third opening(s). The assembly may be a personal hearing instrument and the sensor may be a microphone.
Claims15
An assembly of:
- a sound generator having a sound output,
- a spout connected to the sound generator, the spout having a sound channel configured to guide sound away from the sound generator, the sound channel having a first opening, connected to the sound output, and a second opening, —a sensor positioned in the sound channel, and
- a dome attached to the spout,
- wherein:
- the spout has one or more third openings between the first opening and the second opening,
- the sensor is positioned in the sound channel at the third opening(s), and
- the dome has a fastening portion engaging the spout and blocking the third opening(s).
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